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Portuguese
Etymology
mérito + -cracia
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /me.ɾi.to.kɾaˈsi.ɐ/, /mɛ.ɾi.to.kɾaˈsi.ɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /me.ɾi.to.kɾaˈsi.a/, /mɛ.ɾi.to.kɾaˈsi.a/
Noun
meritocracia f (plural meritocracias)
- meritocracy (government by those with merit)
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /meɾitoˈkɾaθja/
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /meɾitoˈkɾasja/
- Rhymes: -aθja
- Rhymes: -asja
- Syllabification: me‧ri‧to‧cra‧cia
Noun
meritocracia f (plural meritocracias)
- meritocracy (government by those with merit)
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